Keyboard Immortal - Chapter 2873

Chapter 1386 Something’s Wrong

Before arriving, Zu’an had only intended to rescue Isabella and see what Hermes was up to.

He planned to leave after learning Isabella was safe, but little did he expect Hermes to go to such lengths.

In the original history of this world, Hermes’s portrayal of Wu Sangui had a significant role to play. If he died like this, unexpected disruptions were inevitable.

The higher-ups of the Annihilation Empire would certainly investigate his death thoroughly, and sooner or later, he would be implicated.

Therefore, he could only temporarily stabilize the situation by assuming the identity of Wu Sangui, allowing history to return to normal.

He couldn’t help but marvel at himself, truly a born historian of time, having already disrupted so much history. The great god of mystery and chaos should be rewarded handsomely.

Yu Yanluo quickly understood his reasons and simply moved into the Pingxi Prince’s Mansion with him as his princess.

Tang Tian’er and Zhao Xiaodie, initially believing Zu’an was in trouble, even went to the mansion to assassinate him, only to be captured by Zu’an. Upon seeing his true form in the secret chamber, they were completely dumbfounded.

After some comforting words, the two returned to the capital to help deliver a message to Jiang Luofu. Soon, an imperial edict was issued.

Hong Chengchou requested to retire due to the current peace in the country, which the court granted, and then bestowed upon him lavish rewards.

The high-ranking officials of the Jimei faction did not want this outsider to take away their power, but he had indeed made many contributions during this period, and now that they had the opportunity to let him leave the central government, they were all eager to accept it.

Soon, Hong Chengchou retired and gradually disappeared from the court and the public eye.

Zu An, as the Prince of Pingxi, lived a carefree life in Yunnan with Yu Yanluo for many years. During this time, even Isabella, in disguise as Jiunan, tried to assassinate him.

When she learned his true identity, her eyes almost popped out of her head.

She didn’t understand what Zu An was up to, and he didn’t explain. In the end, she chose to believe him and left silently.

Tang Tian’er and Zhao Xiaodie nominally lived with Zu An in his hometown, but in reality, they often came to live with him at the Prince of Pingxi’s residence.

Zu An secretly went to the capital several times, only to be complained about by Jiang Luofu and the Little Demon Queen. They had all been enjoying their stays in the capital, but he suddenly stopped coming back to Yunnan, making it difficult for them to even see each other.

Zu An could only try his best to apologize to them while secretly discussing future plans.

He also went to Taiwan several times to coordinate with Chu Chuyan, Zheng Dan, and others, working together on various operations.

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Time flies, and many years have passed. The young emperor in the capital has grown up.

However, the power of the court is gradually being controlled by Ao Bai. Sukesaha, after all, was once a confidant of the Conqueror King. Although he corrected the wrongs in time, this stain made it easy for Ao Bai to unite with others to eliminate him.

During this process, the power of another powerful minister, Jirhalang, also suffered considerable losses, and ultimately, the court gradually fell under Ao Bai’s sole control.

Jirhalang secretly sneered, “The emperor is now Kangxi. Even if you, Ao Bai, keep jumping around, the Immortal Ancestor of Annihilation might not give you the divine messenger’s authority in the future.”

While the entire court was dissatisfied with Ao Bai, the young Emperor Kangxi gathered a group of young playmates to practice wrestling in the palace.

Ao Bai, seeing him as a wasting time on frivolous pursuits and childish, grew increasingly smug.

One day, Kangxi summoned him to the palace for an audience, only to have the young men suddenly launch an attack.

Ao Bai, punching and kicking them, laughed loudly: “Hahaha, children are just children! You think you can kill me with these few guys?” “

I was originally planning to let you remain a puppet in this position for a few more years, but since you’ve chosen to die, today I’ll seize the throne myself!”

…

With his strength, these young men were no match for him, but he soon sensed something was amiss: “Huh, these are military experts.”

“And they’re from the Order faction.”

His expression finally changed, because these were no ordinary young men; they were clearly rigorously trained military experts, and crucially, many of their skills were unique to the Order faction, which were somewhat effective against him.

However, he remained calm. Before absolute strength, these schemes and tricks were a joke.

He kicked another young guard, sending him spitting blood, then grabbed another guard beside him, about to tear him in two, when suddenly he trembled, staring in disbelief at the black blade protruding from his chest.

He slowly turned around, looking at the indifferent young man behind him.

“Who are you?” He had fought this young man before, and although their strength was average, the opponent’s sudden burst of power just now was in no way inferior to his own. How could he possibly be some boy from the cloth warehouse!

The indifferent young man’s face shifted, finally revealing a familiar face.

“It’s you!” Ao Bai was shocked; he recognized the man before him as Zu An, who had long since retired from officialdom!

“Why?” He didn’t understand why Zu An would help Kangxi.

Nor did he understand why Kangxi would ally with an outsider to deal with him, from the Silent Annihilation faction.

Unfortunately, he had no more time to think; the poison on the dagger quickly took his life.

Zu An gave the young emperor a deep look, said nothing more, and soon quietly left.

The young emperor’s lips parted slightly, but he ultimately didn’t utter the two words. His expression turned solemn, regaining his imperial authority: “Issue the order: Ao Bai attempted assassination, a heinous crime, and has been executed on the spot!”

When the people of the capital heard this news, they were stunned. Had Ao Bai lost his mind?

However, considering his arrogance these past few days, it seemed he had acted too hastily.

At the same time, they felt a deep respect for the young emperor. They never expected that the puppet in their eyes possessed such abilities. From now on, no one would dare to underestimate him.

The young emperor then swiftly dealt with Ao Bai’s remaining followers, gradually consolidating power in his own hands.

Sensing his skillful methods, the high-ranking officials of the Immortal Realm secretly sighed, realizing that the power of the Divine Envoy would undoubtedly belong to him from now on.

In the following years, everything unfolded as history would have it. After assuming personal rule, the young emperor began to weaken the Three Feudatories and recover Taiwan.

Although the Three Feudatories faced some setbacks, they ultimately could not withstand the powerful forces of the Immortal Realm. Finally, the Prince of Pingxi died, and the Three Feudatories’ power completely collapsed.

The same was true in Taiwan; the Zheng family was wiped out, the only pity being that the Ice Queen, hated to the core by the Annihilation faction, was not captured.

Deep in the universe, a wild laugh suddenly echoed from an endless black hole: “Mysterious One, that world is complete, my power has increased again, what do you have to contend with me with?”

With that, it directly absorbed the Annihilation power of that world.

That world was orchestrated by the gods, and the power it possessed was far beyond that of ordinary worlds.

Now, it had become the final victor; the other true gods were no match for it.

“That’s not necessarily true.” The shifting stars in the sky seemed to be laughing.

The Ancestor of Annihilation felt a sense of unease; this woman’s methods were indeed difficult to guard against.

Suddenly, He roared, “How is this possible? Something’s not right! This isn’t the bloodline of Annihilation!”